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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How open will vary

Look at U Rochester[/quote]

Excellent school.  The cluster system is fairly open.  Basically,there are 3 ares: STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences.  Your major covers one area.  You then need 3 courses (12 units) in each of the other two clusters.  And for that, you pick a specific area and take courses within the "Theme"---but basically it's Pick Psychology and you take 3 courses (you can easily find a theme to support the courses you want).  
FOr engineering, it's pick 12 units in one area and 8 units (2 courses) in the other (stem is obviously your major).

So it lets you pick areas you love and go more in-depth.

Outside of the cluster requirements, you take a freshman writing course and a sophomore writing course in your major and those are the only non-major requirements.

For example: my Engineering kid is taking 2 psychology courses and 3 dance courses.  Nothing else required.  So to them, the dance courses are nothing---they are just something she loves and would want to take anyhow (dances outside of courses 5-10 hours per week anyhow in multiple groups).  The fact it can count for her "Core curriclum" is awesome and allows her to focus more on her core academics.  She's selected 2 areas she is genuinely interested in, versus being forced to take an Eng, History, FL, some specific courses. 
It also allows you to go more in-depth.  For College of arts and science majors (who have a lot less major courses required than say engineering), it allows many students to do 2-3 minors or a double major and a minor.  With 12 units, you are only 3-4 courses shy of a minor.  So if you like the cluster (and you chose it), it makes sense to continue taking courses and get the minor.

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